neither was the post it was in relation to, but hey ho.
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You can download the apk installer to anywhere you chooseā¦ A PC, a NAS, a USB stick.
Once you have uninstalled the Plex Client ONLY, you might need to install a 3rd party file browser in order to be able to browse your network / USB stick / PC for the apk file you downloaded.
I use thisā¦ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore&hl=en_GB&gl=US
Once you browse your downloaded apk file, just run it to install the older Plex client.
Once installed, you will indeed need to go through the usual client setup processes which would have been deleted when you uninstalled it.
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Are you sure you arenāt a Plex,inc employee with how helpful you are?
For those who donāt know how to side-load APKsā¦ Just Google āEasy Fire Toolsā (smart phone/tablet app) and read up/watch a video on how to use it. You will be amazed how easy it is to SL any APK once youāve set this app up properly. If you have s stupid phone, youāll have to use the methods posted earlier. I believe you also have to enable Developer mode on your Shield and enable network debugging (?). Someone can correct me if Iām wrong though.
To rollback, or uninstall the current problematic version and install to a previously better working version is how it fixes the problem. Just go to any site that keeps versions of Android software like apkmirror to get a version to sideload. Before using the current 9.1 beta I went back to 8.31 but others are suggesting 8.29. Iām having no issues with the current beta so as far as I am concerned the crisis is over.
Super helpful thread - Thanks everyone! X-Plore File Manager worked great and 8.29 is fast and flawless. I downgraded all 6 devices to 8.29 where I plan to stay for the next 10 years or soā¦
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not sure why you are replying to me.
but no need to use any third party sites for the APKs, they are all available from there (both public and beta)
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Does 8.29 support Dolby Vision playback?
Just came across this thread so apologies if this has already been asked.
Dolby Vision was supported long before 8.29.x ever saw the light of day
Thanks for confirming. I never took note of when DV began working for me.
I only remember seeing it kick on this year around the time the SHIELD upgrade came out which was incredibly odd.
Iāll add feedback to this thread if it helps. I currently have the latest BETA and itās beginning to act, well like a BETA
Finally.
With todayās latest 9.1.0.32117-beta (and third to offer a supposed fix for frozen audio/video and still active timer)I can no longer reproduce the issue having tested on a dozen or so different files repeatedlyā¦
Third timeās a charmā¦or at least I hope so.
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yeah but what else has it broken in the process? 
does it still have all the UI bugs/issues that appeared around 9.0.x ?
Heading off to work now and I tested the only issue I was still having.
If you wanna elaborate on the UI bugs Iām happy to take a look in the morning when I get home.
I have a mac and iPhone onlyā¦am i still able to do the side loading onto the shield? I donāt see how i can do the easy fire tools thing?
Hi @sellmystuffonline81_yahoo_com ā¦ Iām no Mac expert, however you should be able to copy the downloaded APK onto a USB stick, plug the USB stick into the Shield, and then on the Shield, use X-Plore to browse the USB stick.
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Assuming you have a Shield Pro with USB ports:
- download APK to your Mac
- copy it to a USB stick
- put USB stick in Shield
- open USB stick in file management tool of choice
- install APK
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Thanks guys. Iām gonna try that.
I uninstalled the old client first but I notice that after I uninstalled it there is no way to turn off auto updatesā¦
Iām guessing the kepler ARM 64 is the one I want right?
Yeah, same here with my testing.
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What UI bugs? Is there a thread addressing the issue?
Sorry about that was meant for the person that was asking how to find files. Please forgive.
